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The Holy Innocents, victims of a jealous, power crazed tyrant ultimately triumphed over evil because they are now Saints of God. The Innocents were with the Holy Family, in spirit, during the Family’s Flight to Egypt, as this painting by William Holman Hunt shows.

Yet the fact remains that amidst all the sweet images of God becoming a tiny infant, we are reminded that humanity’s cruelty are not stopped on earth by the all-powerful God.

God always gives us free will.

Even in the face of the greatest miracle of all times, Herod chooses to kill all children age two and under in Bethlehem, hoping by this to also kill the Christ Child.

“Rachel Weeping for Her Children,” in St. Matthew’s Gospel (2:16-18), is a reference from the Prophet Jeremiah (3:15-17).

Thus saith the LORD; A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping; Rachel weeping for her children refused to be comforted for her children, because they were not. Thus saith the LORD; Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears: for thy work shall be rewarded, saith the LORD; and they shall come again from the land of the enemy. And there is hope in thine end, saith the LORD, that thy children shall come again to their own border.

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Melanie Jean Juneau serves as the Editor in Chief of Catholic Stand. She is a mother of nine children who has edited her kid's university term papers for over a decade. She blogs at joy of nine9 and mother of nine9. Her writing is humorous and heart warming; thoughtful and thought-provoking. Part of her call and her witness is to write the truth about children, family, marriage and the sacredness of life. Melanie is the administrator of ACWB, a columnist at CatholicLane, CatholicStand, Catholic365 , CAPC, author of Echoes of the Divine and Oopsy Daisy, and coauthor of Love Rebel: Reclaiming Motherhood.
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